rábula
Spanish, noun/ˈrabula/
rábula is spelled R-Á-B-U-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 72 million words in written Spanish, the 295,201st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rábula is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pettifogger, shyster (unscrupulous or unethical lawyer)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does rábula mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinepettifogger, shyster (unscrupulous or unethical lawyer)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of rábula
- rábulas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rábula?
- /ˈrabula/
- [ˈra.β̞u.la]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is rábula in Spanish?
rábula appears about once in every 72 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).